Hello all,
I work in a company based in Europe.
In our company, tap water is used as an ingredient in certain recipes.
The tap water is potable on delivery, however it has a high hardness. Therefore we treat the water with a softener.
This causes calcium/magnesium ions to be exchanged with sodium ions, resulting in a higher sodium content in the water.
Analyses show that after the softener sodium content is now 210 à 220mg/L.
However, legislation states that the standard for sodium in potable water should be <200mg/L.
The water softener has already been adjusted, earlier analysis on the sodium content showed a concentration of 270 à 290mg/L. Further adjustment of the softener would mean inefficient operation of the softener.
Now we are wondering if it is justifiable that the sodium content here is slightly above the norm and that this does not entail any additional risks.
This because it is only used as an ingredient in our recipes and we are taking into account the contribution of the water to the total salt content in the final end products.
What would your opinion be on this?
Thanks in advance!
Kind regards